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US premiere in Tallahassee and Key West
On April 8th, Silent Snow had its US premiere at the Tallahassee Film festival in Florida and on the 10th it was also shown in Key West at the famous Tropic Cinema. I was invited to stay at the beautiful house of John Padget, together with Jacob Gelt Dekker, executive producer and supporter of Silent Snow...
European premiere Silent Snow great succes!
The European premiere of Silent Snow (the feature length documentary) was a great success! On March 27, we had our first European screening at the Movies that Matter festival in The Hague. Many members of the cast and crew were present to celebrate this memorable day, among them polar explorer Ole Jorgen Hammeken; co-author and main character in the film Pipaluk Knudsen-Ostermann, and famous cameraman from India, Viraj Singh.
Silent Snow in Nairobi - Jan van den Berg
It was quite an adventure: showing an unfinished version of Silent Snow to the UN....
Preview working copy Silent Snow at the Utrecht Artist Society: "De Engelenzang"
New dangers in Costa Rica by Pipaluk Knudsen-Ostermann
Arriving to San José was amazing – it was so green and beautiful with the volcanoes.
I tried to stay awake, fighting the jetlag. We went out for dinner, to a place on a hill – the view reminded me of the view in Kampala. This trip to Costa Rica was to wrap up Silent Snow, I had seen so much and was excited to see which impression this country would make on me.
Happiness and hospitality in Costa Rica, by Viraj Singh
It seemed as though that the people of Costa Rica had set a certain precedence that one has to follow while ones time there. Jan had said something about Costa Rica having one of the highest happiness quotents in the world. This was truly an example of how true this statement was.
With Timoteo in Costa Rica - Jan van den Berg
We had slept in the most beautiful house I've ever seen, in the middle of a rainforest, surrounded by huge trees. Joep Merkx, a Dutch friend had built it on a little place where he didn't have to cut any trees. There was no electricity. At night candles gave a fairytale light. At 4 o'clock monkeys started a kind of loud barking, very close.
Last scenes in Costa Rica
While Bart, Boris and Stella work on a fine edit of the first 75 minutes for the IDFA selection in Holland, we start from this house in the jungle for the last scenes in Costa Rica. We´ll travel to the Br Bri Indians who succeeded to fight malaria without the use of DDT. But new dangers are ahead. Far away upstream people want to start gold mining, and mercury will threaten their unspoiled environment. Photo by Amanda Merkx
Silent Snow at Strawberry Earth Film Festival
Last weekend at the Dutch Environmental Film Festival Strawberry Earth Silent Snow proved to be one of the greenest film projects: we filmed all over the world with local crews, we found a great editor in our city of Utrecht, Boris Everts, who's coming on bike to edit at drsFILM headquarters and we decided to postpone the world premiere from September in Toronto to later this year in Amsterdam, where it's easy to invite people from the countries who helped us during the film making. Photo by Tiina Itkonen.
I'm so sorry.. - by Pipaluk Knudsen-Ostermann
After a few days in Terrat it was time to return home. Again I had a stopover in Nairobi, here I slept in a hostel at the airport. I had a talk with the caretaker. His reaction when he heard where I was from still makes me laugh! He replied "I am so sorry", referring to the coldness of my country :-)


Like most of you who visit here, I expect this week to be a busy one. We're hosting part of my family for Easter dinner. We've planned the menu, and we have a rough idea of how many people will be here. I'll set two tables, and by the end of the week, I may have to add one more small table to that. Luckily, we have room and dishes to expand on short notice. Usually seating is the most difficult aspect of a family gathering. I've put vanity seats and benches and office chairs, and the barrel chair in the living room into play when we've been surprised.
This Easter we will have only one little one with us, our almost-three-year-old granddaughter. I have to bring the plastic Easter eggs up from the basement and clean them, so we're ready for an Easter egg hunt. Dear Husband is going to be the filler of the eggs this year. I'd also like to hang some plastic eggs from the baby redbud tree at the front of the house.
We've begun the lists of cleaning, and shopping. I know what linens I plan to use, and I'll check on them early this week so that we don't have any surprises. I'll have to keep on top of laundry through the week, because once I press the dining room table cloth, I won't be able to set my clean laundry there while it waits for me to find the time to fold it.
I changed quilts on the living room wall, and I really miss the much darker one. I didn't want it to sun fade, so I returned the Stars and Stepping Stones quilt to the wall.
While it uses the same colors, and even some of the same fabrics, it has a great deal more tan in it. Once we get into summer, and the leaves are giving us some shade, the darker blocks will stand out.
I still have not gotten into the gardens. The garlic chives need to be trimmed today! I'll have to get out there this afternoon because storms are on their way again. When I can get back into the gardens, I won't have enough time to clean them properly, so I need to do some emergency things today.
Does anyone know how big a ham you need for 20-22 people? And would I be better off with two smaller hams? I'll have to surf, so that I can order today.
I hope you're all having a good weekend, and that you enjoy the coming week!
Janet, we'll probably be swimming in ham! I'll send packets of it home with my relatives, and keep the bones to make bean soup. We'll have enough food to feed the entire neighborhood by the time everyone contributes to the buffet.


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You've heard of Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy... but what about saving the Cowboy? This funny design reads "Save a Cowboy Ride a Birder" More... and features an illustrated birder (who happens to be wearing a cowboy hat - either way this guy's hoping to get lucky!). This is a fun and funny original design for birders.


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Sharjah: Haris Sohail hogged the limelight through an elegant unbeaten maiden century to help Pakistan post an impressive 280-5 in the first One Day International of the five-match series at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
Sohail's unconquered 101 runs came off 115 balls with six boundaries and a six.
Umar Akmal, returning to the ODI squad since his last match in January 2017, hit 48 runs off 50 balls with three sixes and put on 98 runs in 18.2 overs with Sohail.
Towards the end Faheem Ashraf (29) and Imad Wasim (28 not out) boosted Pakistan's total. Earlier, opener and debutant Shan Masood, impressed everyone with a stylish 40 runs off 62 balls.
Pakistan had won the toss and elected to bat. Imam-ul-Haq, who has established himself as a fine opener, stepped out and hit Nathan Coulter-Nile for a straight six in the fourth over. Masood began fluently by hitting Jhye Richardson for two consecutive boundaries in the fifth over. The first was an elegant square drive and next a well-timed pull. He also pulled the last ball of that over for another boundary. Imam also pulled Coulter-Nile for another boundary and Pakistan were off to a breezy start.
The opening pair put on 35 runs in 8.4 overs when off-spinner Nathan Lyon ended the partnership by having Imam out for 17 with a tossed up delivery that forced the left-handed batsman hit back into the bowler's hand.
Sohail joined Masood and both the left-handers kept the score board moving picking the gaps elegantly. Leg spinner Adam Zampa did occasionally beat the batsmen with his turn but failed to pick up wickets.
Masood, who grew in confidence, hit Lyon over mid-off for another boundary. The pair put on 43 runs in 10.1 overs when Coulter-Nile forced Mashood play on to his wicket while attempting a pull.
Akmal and Sohail steered Pakistan past the 100-run mark in the 23rd over. At the score on 110 for two, Akmal on 13 escaped being caught by Peter Handscomb at deep cover off Lyon as Handscomb failed to hold on to the miscued shot.
Akmal celebrated his lucky escape by hitting Richardson for two successive sixes. He also hit the last ball of that over for another six over long on.
Pakistan went past the 150-run mark in the 32nd over.
Akmal fell two short of his half century lifting Coulter-Nile to Finch at mid-off. It was a good comeback knock from Akmal.
Skipper Shoaib Malek walked in with only 12 more overs to go. He hit Maxwell for a boundary and a six but got bowled to the last ball of that over for 11.
Faheem Ashraf played some nice drives especially a cut shot behind point off Maxwell. Sohail moved on to his nineties through an edged short to third man. Ashraf too utilised the gap in the slips to get some runs.
Ashraf on 29 got caught by Marcus Stonis at backward point off Richardson.
Before the start of the match, the teams observed a minute's silence for the tragedy that occurred in Christchurch, New Zealand, seven days ago.


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Q: jQuery getJSON save result into variable I use getJSON to request a JSON from my website. It works great, but I need to save the output into another variable, like this:
var myjson= $.getJSON("http://127.0.0.1:8080/horizon-update", function(json) {

                 });

I need to save the result into myjson but it seems this syntax is not correct. Any ideas?

A: You can't get value when calling getJSON, only after response.
var myjson;
$.getJSON("http://127.0.0.1:8080/horizon-update", function(json){
    myjson = json;
});

A: $.getJSon expects a callback functions either you pass it to the callback function or in callback function assign it to global variale.
var globalJsonVar;

    $.getJSON("http://127.0.0.1:8080/horizon-update", function(json){
               //do some thing with json  or assign global variable to incoming json.
                globalJsonVar=json;
          });

IMO  best is to call the callback function. which is nicer to eyes, readability aspects.
$.getJSON("http://127.0.0.1:8080/horizon-update", callbackFuncWithData);

function callbackFuncWithData(data)
{
 // do some thing with data
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Women taking charge
By David Rapp
One of the first things that struck me when I arrived here and began meeting people in the technology shops that Federal Computer Week covers was the number of women in positions of prominence and power.
From Linda Cureton at NASA and Molly O'Neill at the Environmental Protection Agency to Casey Coleman, Mary Davie and Bev Godwin at the General Services Administration, women seem to have risen to the top echelons of technology in every corner of the government. And right behind them are a legion of up-and-coming women in high-profile and high-impact IT jobs.
To be frank, that's not what one expects to encounter in the modern tech world. In private industry, including the place I came from, women have established a large, if not yet equal, presence in marketing, finance and editorial department hierarchies. But the IT shops seem to be stocked with men from top to bottom.
I was soon able to test my early impressions on this subject at a meeting of Women in Technology, a Washington metropolitan-area networking association that brings together professionals from government and industry. Charlotte Pelliccia, a past president of the group, wasn't so sure about my hypothesis that women have a disproportionate share of offices in government — as opposed to corporate — executive suites.
But Pelliccia and a number of her colleagues at WIT agreed that government does seem to offer the still-small percentage of women who wish to pursue a career in technology a welcoming environment. Why that should be the case is open to anyone's speculation.
One way to get some good anecdotal evidence is to read the profiles compiled in a new book, "No One Path: Perspectives on Leadership from a Decade of Women in Technology Award Winners," which WIT is releasing this month. The 48 women featured in the book — all past winners of WIT's Leadership Awards — hail from both industry and government. Together and separately, they reflect the progress of women who marched into the professional workforce during the past 30 years and the continuing challenges they face in the modern workplace.
We have selected four profiles of women in the government sector and present excerpts in this issue.
"No One Path" will be released at a WIT reception in McLean, Va., next week. For more information or to purchase copies of the book, go to www.womenintechnology.org.
Elsewhere in this issue, staff writer Ben Bain reports on a project at the National Archives and Records Administration, which has teamed with Footnote.com, an online historical archiving service, to make millions of Holocaust-era records available online. A unique feature of the project will memorialize Holocaust victims with Facebook pages.
David Rapp is editor-in-chief of Federal Computer Week and VP of content for 1105 Government Information Group.

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The United State Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently initiated a pilot program to allow limited amendments to identifications of goods and services in trademark registrations that would be outside the scope of the current identification. Due to evolving technology […]
The United State Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently initiated a pilot program to allow limited amendments to identifications of goods and services in trademark registrations that would be outside the scope of the current identification. Due to evolving technology changing the original product or service, amendments will now be permitted when deemed necessary.
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Chicago Tiny House Inc, A local 501(c)(3) nonprofit charity is looking for all areas of volunteer Construction personnel.
We are looking for Masonry, Electrical, structural, Carpentry, Basic Construction workers. We are currently putting a list together to be called for our pilot build.
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The Cyborg Team.' That's what Sonya Sternlieb '18 and I call our work with Professor Hatch," says Julia Gordon '18 (above left), a Science in Society Program and biology double major. Mentored by Hatch, Gordon is writing an honors thesis and, with Sternlieb (right), an American studies and biology major, has collaborated on two papers with their professor on the artificial pancreas.
"Both publications focus on the device as the site for exploring humans' relationship with technology—specifically that external medical devices have implications for the way humans control and conceptualize their disease and take agency over their bodies," Gordon explains.
These dualities are actually more like a spectrum, Gordon says, and her work with Hatch explores the implications of transforming a health care based on a doctor-patient conversation to one of decision-making based on numbers that register on an electronic device. Noting that the artificial pancreas—an insulin pump attached to a glucose sensor, communicating with each other on a continuous basis—can remove much of the daily effort of self-care for a diabetic, she asks us to consider a caveat. "The data output by techno systems can't capture the totality of the lived experience," she says, so she is exploring the wider implications of giving up personal control to "smart" machines.
Gordon initially met Hatch when she was a sophomore and signed up for his class, Anti-Psychiatry. During an office-hours conference, Gordon discovered that her professor has type I diabetes, like she does. Now: "We have fruitful discussions about our personal experiences with a chronic condition, and we're able to frame our experience within these broader critical contexts," she says.
A native of Los Angeles with familial roots on the East Coast, Gordon had initially chosen Wesleyan for the strong science research opportunities with faculty. Her goal had been medical school. After working with Hatch, she's revised this: Next on her agenda is work within the health industry, followed by a doctorate in science and technology studies or medical sociology.
As for her mentor: "He is first and foremost a humanitarian. People have great respect for him, but he doesn't create an intimidating power dynamic: he makes it clear that he values your opinions, even in his areas of expertise. His core values—commitment to social justice and care for individual people—are at the heart of his work. In the classroom, he's a brilliant integrator, connecting what one student is saying with others' comments and moving us all together within broader frameworks.


The first day of spring brought the distinguished guests at the Ador Copiii Association. We were honored to receive the visit of Ms. Lindsay Whitehead, Vice-Consul of the United States Embassy in Bucharest, and Ms. Ilinca Marcu consular asistant, who participated at a support group organized with few adoptive families. On this occasion they could see a picture of the work we perform every day in the benefit of children who want a family, who risk losing theirs and those who, maybe, will never have one. Mrs. Lindsay Whitehead talked to each foster family present at the support group, showing real interest in the adoption procedure, the problems encountered and the clear steps that our Association did and do to change the legislation in this regard.
Ador Copiii's projects and their impact were also appreciated by Mrs. Ambassador Susan S. Jacobs, Special Advisor on Children's Rights in the US Government when the executive director , Mrs. Simona Czudar, was invited to meet with her in November 2015 at the US Embassy in Bucharest.
In the context of developing relations based on trust, transparency , professionalism and passion for defending children's rights in order to modernize the adoptions' system, the meeting was particularly successful and we want to continue in this direction in the future.


"A Moral Imperative: Fielding Mine-Resistant Vehicles" is the latest installment in the 'Defend & Reform' Case Study series and you can read it here. In this study we look at the traditional defense acquisition process and why it was bypassed in order to get live-saving vehicles to the battlefield in Iraq and Afghanistan. Mine resistant vehicles were urgently needed, but the conventional Pentagon bureaucracy couldn't deliver. Why? How was is bypassed? And is this case study a lesson in how to reform the defense acquisition process? The 'Defend & Reform' Case Study Series includes five case studies and will culminate in a "lessons learned" event in December that will examine various defense reforms and cuts, in order to identify what makes for smart, strategic, and effective defense reforms.
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President Ronald Reagan's 100th birthday anniversary
From left, Ron Reagan, Michael Wenning, Nancy Reagan, Patti Davis, Ashley Reagan and Michael Reagan pay their respects over the casket of former president Ronald Reagan at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library after a memorial service in Simi Valley, Calif.
President Reagan and Nancy Reagan posing for photo with Christie Brinkley, Cheryl Tiegs and Brooke Shields at a Tribute to Bob Hope's 80th birthday at the Kennedy Center. 5/20/83.
An address to the nation from the Oval Office on an evening scheduled for the State of the Union address. The space shuttle Challenger was supposed to be the first mission to put a civilian into space. He reminds his audience of the bravery and dedication of those who were killed on the shuttle.
I grew up in Memphis and Benjamin Hooks was a Baptist minister in Memphis who was the head of the NAACP from 1977 to 1992. I watched with great interest his reaction to his first meeting with President Reagan. He said that Reagan was a kind man, but was misguided concerning how his policies would affect the poor and minorities. Hooks thought these policies of Reagan would hurt the poor.
William A. Niskanen and Stephen Moore have sent the record straight in their October 22, 1996 paper "Supply-Side Tax Cuts and the Truth about the Reagan Economic Record." I will be sharing portions of that article with you over the next few days.
Here is another myth:
The Poor and Minorities Lost Ground under Reagan's Economic Policies
The 1980s was the first decade since the 1930s in which large numbers of Americans actually suffered a serious decline in living standard.
The poorest 20 percent of Americans experienced a 6 percent gain in real income in the 1980s and have suffered a 3 percent loss in income in the 1990s. If you compare the income trends of the poorest fifth of Americans over the past 20 years then the poor did the best during the Reagan years. Black Americans saw their incomes grow at a slightly faster pace (11.0%) than whites (9.8%) in the Reagan years.
President Reagan giving remarks after a concert by the Beach Boys during a reception and picnic in honor of the 15th Anniversary of the Special Olympics program on the south lawn. 6/12/83.
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Natura Volda is a student organization working to create great nature experiences for students in Volda, Norway. We mainly organize hiking trips and other outdoor outings, courses and social activities for our members. The membership fee is 150 NOK for one semester. For this price, you can borrow Natura's equipment, like tents and camping stove and cookset for free. In addition, you have to pay for transport, food and sometimes accommodation for each trip you participate on. The prices vary from really cheap or free (like simple hiking trips) to quite expensive (like surfing trip and slalom trips with accommodation).
It is a very social organization and a great way to experience the great nature of the region Sunnmøre. Most of the trips require some basic equipment like good and warm clothes, good hiking boots and a large backpack for hiking.
Natura membership costs 150 NOK for half a year (one semester). This fee is used to maintain and buy new equipment to Natura, which all members can borrow for free. To become a member, fill out the form «Bli medlem», and you'll receive payment info.
The nature around Volda is beautiful, spectacular and fascinating, but it can also be a very dangerous place if you don't know how to behave, dress, deal with problems, have the right gear etc. Since we're quite far north, the evenings and nights can be very cold even in the summer and early autumn. To keep warm we recommend WOOL both as underwear and insulation. We also recommend good hiking shoes and a backpack that's big enough to carry with you everything you need of both your personal and the groups equipment.
For camping outside, a warm sleeping bag and a sleeping mat is essential. A jacket and pants/trousers that are wind and water resistant are also essential in this part of Norway, because there is a lot of rain! Make sure you have everything you need in good time before the trips. Instead of buying expensive equipment which you might only use a few times, a good tip is to borrow from others. Ask your fellow students, or post a request on Natura's Facebook group.
To borrow Natura's equipment, you just send us an email at naturavolda@gmail.com and ask us for the equipment you want to borrow. We have tents, cooking equipment, some surfing equipment and wet suits (mostly for warmer weather). See the full list.
Changes in the program can appear. In that case, members will get new information by e-mail. You can also join our Facebook group to get updated information about the trips. If you have any further questions or feedback, please contact us on e-mail: naturavolda@gmail.com.
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At Vatican, Pompeo says authoritarian regimes see God as a threat
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Archbishop Paul Gallagher, Vatican secretary for relations with states, talks with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at a symposium sponsored by the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See at the Vatican Oct. 2, 2019. Secretary of State Pompeo spoke at the symposium, which focused on areas of collaboration between the U.S. and the Vatican including the causes of advancing religious freedom and fighting against human trafficking. (Credit: CNS photo/Paul Haring.)
At the Vatican on Wednesday, United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo denounced authoritarian regimes and autocrats, naming Cuba, Iran, China and Syria as the roots of religious repression, because they fail to acknowledge a power higher than their own.
ROME – At the Vatican on Wednesday, United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo denounced authoritarian regimes and autocrats, naming Cuba, Iran, China and Syria as the roots of religious repression, because they fail to acknowledge a power higher than their own.
"When the state rules absolutely, God becomes an absolute threat to authority. That's why Cuba canceled National Catholic Youth Day back in August," Pompeo said. "When the state rules absolutely, human dignity is trampled, not cherished. That's why Assad kills his own people, and has no regard for the 11 million Syrians suffering as displaced persons and refugees."
"When the state rules absolutely, moral norms are crushed completely. That's why the Islamic Republic of Iran has jailed, tortured, and killed thousands of its own citizens for forty years. When the state rules absolutely, it demands its citizens worship government, not God. That's why China has put more than one million Uighur Muslims in internment camps and is why it throws Christian pastors in jail."
"Freedom of religion can also be threatened when an intolerant majority rules. That's how the Burmese security forces have been able to drive hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims out of their homes, in the most violent and brutal ways," he said.
Pompeo's words came during a symposium co-hosted by the Vatican and the United States Embassy to the Holy See called "Pathways to Achieving Human Dignity: Partnering with Faith-Based Organizations."
(Crux's John Allen moderated one of the panels at the event.)
The symposium had three panels that demonstrated how governments and other institutions can partner with faith-based organizations to advance religious freedom, fight against human trafficking and provide humanitarian assistance.
Also present was Archbishop Paul Gallagher, the Holy See's Secretary for Relations with States, analogous to the Vatican's foreign minister.
"No one should feel or be treated as a second-class citizen because of religious affiliation," Gallagher said, noting that too many people in the world live without religious freedom.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, his wife Susan, left, and Callista Gingrich, U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, walk with a tour guide as they visit the Sala Regia at the Vatican Oct. 2, 2019. (Credit: CNS photo/Paul Haring.)
The archbishop also said that the "principal emphasis" of religious freedom should not be "political or ideological" but to "protect human rights" and peaceful co-existence.
Gallagher also said that when individuals and communities are guaranteed the exercise of their rights, they're free not only to realize their potential, but also to contribute to society as a whole.
The archbishop then turned to human trafficking, which affects an estimated 20-30 million people around the world. Gallagher called the industry the "darkest and most reprehensible activities today," and warned that those who traffic in human people "have no scruples."
Referring to humanitarian aid, Gallagher noted that Catholic aid agencies make no distinction regarding the identity of those in need when distributing aid, and thanked the partnerships many of these agencies have with governments to fund specific projects.
The prelate did note that the government funding is sometimes "tied to ideological" demands on recipients, "eroding the traditions and moral values of the people they want to help."
The symposium is one of several activities being organized by the U.S. embassy to commemorate the 35th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two states, forged by Pope John Paul II and President Ronald Reagan during the waning years of the Cold War.
According to Pompeo, the two leaders "combined the moral authority of the Holy See with the prosperity and example of the United States, the freest nation on earth, to fight the evil empire. Through patience and unity of purpose, they prevailed."
Their words and deeds, the Secretary of State said, helped leave the Soviet leviathan on the "ash heap of history."
"Think of the millions of believers who can live with dignity and purpose, who can now worship without fear; thanks to the joint efforts of a pope and a president," Pompeo said. "What blessing to the world!"
Pompeo also spoke about the global alliance for religious freedom launched by the United States last year, urging governments and religions to come together because "what could be more powerful than all voices coming together for the freedom to worship God."
He said that nations that are paying attention and denouncing China's violations to human rights and human dignity are speaking out, and that they doing so following Jesus' wisdom: "Be not afraid."
"Today we must gird ourselves for another battle in defense of human dignity and religious freedom," Pompeo said. "The stakes are arguably higher than they were even during the Cold War, because the threats are more diverse and more numerous."
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Traded for this last week, it's just one of those m/m Albanians but still, hard to pass with all the history! The rear sight, trigger, and follower match, everything else is a m/m. So I suppose Polish captured and then reworked to a 98m likely at Posen when the Germans rolled in?? Paul, I'm 99% positive you have this one recorded but maybe not all the barrel details, so here they are. The barrel bares a single e77 as does the rear sight leaf, S/42 ramp and e26 sight base, weird mix of parts. The trigger is crossed out and renumbered to match. The bolt is an Amberg as well, scrubbed and renumbered and Polish proofed. The stock has some interesting shrapnel damage here and there as well.
Pretty interesting Clay. That firing proof on the barrel is pretty unique. Maybe Magdeburg? I could be way off there. I'm sure Paul will know.
Fabryka Broni over an Imperial Crown over Amberg 1915. Pretty good stuff right off the receiver top IMHO. Add a dash of Nazi proofs. What's not to find interesting right? I'm partial since I'm a big Amberg fan anyway. Nice score even with the Albanian connection!
That firing proof on the barrel is pretty unique. Maybe Magdeburg?
I noticed that too but I can't place it off hand. I'm sure someone will get it soon enough. That clipped right wing is pretty unique.
Thanks guys, yeah I have seen that proof several times now and like an idiot I probably haven't saved the references or logged it in any way. This one had a ton of features in it I've always wanted, also I'm an Amberg fan as well!
You are 100% right in that its been recorded before, twice before, but never this thoroughly. An interesting rifle, especially since we can see it in some detail.
I would say the likelihood is that this rifle passed through Wehrkreis Ingolstadt, which handled all Polish small arms distribution. The FP eagle is similar to other from Wehrkreis VII, though I wouldn't hang my hat upon such a statement... The similarity of the FP, which is distinctive, and the fact Ingolstadt was tasked with handling Polish small arms are two good signs, but no one that I know of tracks rifles by FP style alone. Ingolstadt also handled a lot of small arms beside Polish rifles, P08 and recycled G98's, typically we go by acceptance, not FP style.
I am a little curious over the waffenamt e/77, possibly this rifle was re-barreled again by Ingolstadt? I mean it has the Polish FP on the RR, which is typical of Polish re-barrels, but obviously the e/77 denotes SDP acceptance of a Polish barrel, which would have found its way into the ordnance staffs and system in general. A little queer in how it is marked, but my bet is this barrel was applied by Ingolstadt with a Polish barrel supplied by SDP, maybe the original Polish barrel was damaged or undesirable. It is said in a postwar study (ordnance study) that collection and salvage of Polish arms were very complicated and much was damaged, looted or lost. The Germans apparently weren't up to their success and ordnance was just dumped and loosely guarded, often out in the open, - pretty stupid considering Polish-German relations 1918-1939 - but the Germans didn't have the transport available to properly recover and evacuate their booty.
It is said that Germany didn't really want the Polish arms, they tried to offload them to the Chinese, but even they turned it down, which suggests condition might have played a factor (considering the crap the Germans sold the Chinese earlier). Of course this is a German rifle/receiver with a Polish barrel, but its too bad so little is written on the subject.
Anyway, thanks for the detailed photographs! I am working on a Polish rifle article, off and on, so any such rifle is helpful!
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Thank you so much Paul! Yes that is a very interesting barrel to make sense of but your interpretation seems highly likely and plausible. Fascinating to think about the circumstances and history of this collusion of parts! Thanks for the additional image too, I need to go through some old pictures and see if I saved any of that proof as they might be of help.


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Sustainable project seeks to enhance historic square
Paul Davis & Partners has completed a new £5.5 million key-worker housing scheme in Pimlico, central London.
One Church Square provides 39 units within a five-storey block adjacent to historic grade I-listed St James-the-Less church. The 2,400sq m development contains 31 key-worker flats with the remaining eight available for market rent.
Located within a conservation area, the new building employs design and materials sensitive to its historic location and also seeks to rejuvenate the underused square on which it is located. A roof terrace and central glass-covered courtyard attempt to integrate the project into its surrounding social context.
The new project incorporates a number of passive measures to achieve Code Level 4 for Sustainable Homes. These include solar shading fins, photovoltaic roof panels, mechanical ventilation with a heat recovery system and a highly insulated and airtight building envelope.
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Applause! Applause! Review of Hairspray at Theatre By The Bay by Dr. Thomas Robert Stevens
This review of Hairspray at Theatre By The Bay (The Community Theatre Group of Bay Terrace Garden Jewish Center) was written by Dr. Thomas Robert Stevens and published in Volume X, Issue 6 (2016) of the online edition of Applause! Applause!
Book by Mark O'Donnell & Thomas Meehan
Music by Marc Shaiman
Lyrics by Scott Wittman & Marc Shaiman
Directed & Choreographed by Ovi Vargas
Musical Director & Accompanist: Alan Baboff
Theatre By The Bay
Bay Terrace Garden Jewish Center
13-00 209th Street
Bayside, New York 11360
Hairspray, a musical based on the 1988 John Waters film of the same name, opened on Broadway at the Neil Simon Theatre on August 15, 2002, after a successful tryout at Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre. In 2003, it received twelve Tony Award nominations and won eight in the following categories: Best Musical, Best Original Score (Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman), Best Direction of a Musical (Jack O'Brien), Best Book of a Musical (Mark O'Donnell & Thomas Meehan), Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical (Harvey Fierstein), Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical (Marissa Jaret Winokur), Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical (Dick Latessa), and Best Costume Design (William Ivey Long). The production ran for more than six years, closing on January 4, 2009 after 2,642 performances. Hairspray, the 2007 movie, was based on the 2002 Broadway play.
The story takes place in 1962 Baltimore, Maryland, where Tracy Turnblad, an overweight High School teenager, dreams of dancing on The Corky Collins Show, a local television program. Even though not a traditional beauty, she learns a number of new dance moves from Seaweed J. Stubbs, a fellow student she met in detention. Her audition for an opening doesn't go well but when Corky Collins himself sees her dance while guest hosting a Sophomore Hop at her school (Patterson Park High School), he hires her to replace Brenda, who needed to take a leave of absence for 9 months (Corky promised his audience a replacement who would be "just as fun-loving but perhaps not quite as free-wheeling"). Tracy Turnblad becomes an overnight success and instantly becomes a contender for Miss Teenage Hairspray 1962 ("Ultra Clutch Hair Spray" is the sponsor of The Corky Collins Show - "Hey baby, you look like you could use a stiff one!"). Her main competition, Amber Von Tussle, is being promoted by her mother, Velma, who is the show's producer and who believes good parents need to point their kids in the "white" direction. Once a month, The Corky Collins Show has a Negro Day, hosted by Motormouth Maybelle, Seaweed's mom. Tracy gets herself in trouble because while being interviewed, Corky asks her what her first act as President would be if she were ever elected, and her response is, "I'd make every day Negro Day." She went on to say, "I'm all for integration. It's the new frontier!"
While it is true the show is very preachy in terms of promoting integration and interracial dating (Penny says regarding Seaweed, "I've tasted chocolate and I'm never going back"), the primary message of this musical is that you should love your fellow man and treat him as you would like to be treated. While it is true that Tracy and Motormouth lead a march to integrate The Corky Collins Show, everything turns out for the best in this upbeat musical. Even Edna, Tracy Turnblad's mom (a "simple housewife of indeterminate girth" who feels like "a half-filled book of Green Stamps - beyond redemption" and who hasn't been out in public "since the Eisenhower administration"), regains her confidence and joins her daughter during the demonstration, eventually ending up in jail. When Tracy escapes from solitary confinement with the help of the love of her life, the very handsome and charismatic Link Larkin, the police warn the public to call in if they see the fugitive (the message ends with the instruction, "if phone service is not available, simply shoot to kill"). During the show, you will meet other colorful characters, such as Mr. Pinky, the owner of Pinky's Hefty Hide Away, the plus size dress shop; Wilbur Turnblad and his Har-de-Har Novelty Shop; and Velma Von Tussle, a racist, who in the end is assigned the task of promoting "a new line of hair products, "Ultra Glow" - beauty products for people of color."
This production of Hairspray features a very strong primary cast. Morgan Misk is absolutely tireless as Tracy Turnblad, the eternally optimistic, idealistic young teenager who loves to dance. She nailed "Good Morning Baltimore" and "I Can Hear The Bells." Niko Touros, a charismatic and talented young man, was perfect in the role of Link Larkin. His various stances and bright smile made him quite believable as the High School heartthrob who is one of the featured stars on The Corky Collins Show. He is also a fine actor and singer, as was evident with his rendition of "It Takes Two." Christine Hull was exceptional as Velma Von Tussle, successfully exposing the complexity of her character's motivations and beliefs. She did a wonderful job singing "Miss Baltimore Crabs," which is not an easy task. Jennifer Sanchez was Amber Von Tussle, her ambitious, jealous and possessive daughter, who desperately wants to be crowned Miss Teenage Hairspray 1962 and who is Tracy's rival for the affections of Link. Ms. Sanchez has a strong stage presence and was right for the role.
The decision was made to cast Jean Ann Kump as Edna Turnblad. She was great in every respect but since she is a woman, a few lines in the play meant to get a laugh when the audience knows Edna is really a man, failed to be as funny. Robert Gold certainly looked the part of Wilbur Turnblad but his weak vocal instrument took away from the success of Edna & Wilbur's duet "You're Timeless To Me." Rebecca Cushman was delightful in the role of Penny Pingleton, Tracy's best friend. However, her instant attraction to Phoenix Gray's character, Seaweed J. Stubbs, seemed unlikely unless you are a believer in "love at first sight." It is still difficult to buy into the fact that Penny falls madly in love with a man three times her weight and twice her age. Still, I understand why they cast Phoenix Gray in that role. He has an excellent voice and is an accomplished actor. I had concerns about Pamela Merrill being able to successfully pull off the role of the dominant and well-grounded Motormouth Maybelle. I was pleasantly surprised by how well Ms. Merrill did and I could tell the audience was more than satisfied with her rendition of "I Know Where I've Been." The presence of an Asian-American female as a Corny Collins Council Member reminded me of the broad definition of "white" used under South Africa's former apartheid system where people from Japan and Taiwan were legally categorised as "white." Two minor actors on the Corny Collins Council who particularly impressed me were Jason Wieder, who played Brad, and Karen Kessler, who was Shelly. Jason continues to draw my attention as an actor dedicated to performing every part to the best of his abilities. Karen Kessler is a fireball of explosive energy with exceptional dancing, acting and singing skills. I look forward to seeing more of them in future productions.
I saw the show on opening night and there were a few scenery and sound issues, which I am certain will be resolved soon. The biggest problem with the production was with the music, which dragged throughout the show, especially during the final number, "You Can't Stop The Beat." It was as if Alan Baboff, the Musical Director and his two Accompanists, were playing the music for the first time. The tempo needed to be faster and the beat of the last number needed to reflect that the future is coming and you are not going to be able to stop it. I felt like screaming, "Faster! Faster!" but the cast couldn't dance any faster because the music was being played too slowly! The musicians have an independent responsibility to properly prepare and practice for gigs (despite whatever they are being paid), and if they are unable or unwilling to do that, then Theatre By The Bay should consider hiring musicians who take more pride in their work. If the Director told them to play the music at that pace, then I feel he should reconsider that decision. Hairspray is supposed to reflect explosive joy and only a fast-paced production can achieve that goal.
Theatre By The Bay's production of Hairspray is a triumph! High Hair! High Hopes! Great Acting! Inspirational Music! You can't help but leave with a broad smile on your face. I highly recommend you see this show. Bring all your non-racist, tolerant, open-minded friends, as well as anyone you know who enjoys a good musical. They will have a grand old time! Tickets cost $22.00 for adults and $20.00 for Seniors/Children. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.TheatreByTheBayNY.com
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ESA Section 7 Consultation
Designation of Critical Habitat for the threatened Southern Distinct Population Segment of North American Green Sturgeon Final Biological Report
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Analysis of agency costs attributable to the Recovery Plan for Sacramento River Winter-run Chinook Salmon
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Environmental assessment for partial funding for the Sears Point Restoration Project
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"The purpose of this project is to fund a multiyear cooperative agreement that will restore approximately 960 acres of historic tidal marsh habitat in an area of San Francisco Bay known as Sears Point. The Project will be funded through the NOAA Rest...
Environmental assessment for the proposed application of protective regulations under section 4(d) of the Endangered Species Act for the threatened southern distinct population segment of North American green sturgeon
McInnis, Rodney R.
United States, National Marine Fisheries Service., Southwest Region,
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£300,000 funding available to help communities celebrate Scotland's Year of Stories 2022
Community groups and organisations from across the country are being invited to apply for funding to host events and activities that will celebrate Scotland's Year of Stories 2022.
The new fund, which is worth £300,000, is being delivered in partnership between VisitScotland and Museums Galleries Scotland with support from National Lottery Heritage Fund, thanks to National Lottery players.
Themed Years showcase the very best of Scotland, its product, places and its people. The Year of Stories 2022 will spotlight, celebrate and promote the wealth of stories inspired by, written, or created in Scotland. Stories are vital to every part of Scotland. Every community has its own tales to tell and the Year of Stories 2022 Community Stories Fund will enable groups to share the unique stories that matter to them.
With awards of between £500 and £5,000 available, the fund will provide an opportunity for new, creative events, activities and programming which showcase the five Year of Stories 2022 programme strands: Iconic Stories & Storytellers; New Stories; Scotland's People and Places; Local Tales and Legends; and Inspired by Nature.
The Community Stories Fund will complement the Year of Stories 2022 Open Events Programme, shining a spotlight on the cultural heritage of Scotland's communities, inspiring new stories of Scotland to be shared, and creating a year-long programme of events and activities.
The fund aims to contribute to the recovery of the sector from the pandemic, supporting a range of local businesses and individuals including local attractions, museums, venues, artists, creatives, and tourism and heritage networks.
Culture Minister Jenny Gilruth said:
"The latest in our series of Themed Years – Year of Stories 2022 – celebrates the diverse stories that Scotland has to offer. The Community Stories Fund, supported by the Scottish Government through VisitScotland, gives communities across the country the opportunity to tell their stories, in their own words.
"I urge community groups and organisations to apply for this funding, as it plays an important part in our collective recovery from the significant challenges we have faced since the beginning of the pandemic."
Lucy Casot, CEO of Museums Galleries Scotland said:
"We are very pleased to be working with VisitScotland to offer this funding to community groups, museums, heritage and other organisations to participate in this nation-wide celebration of Scotland's stories. The Year of Stories 2022 is a real opportunity for communities to celebrate their part in telling the rich and varied stories that make Scotland. This funding will enable groups to engage with audiences in creative ways across the country to highlight community stories and work with community spaces, museums and galleries, heritage sites, and visitor attractions."
Caroline Clark, Director Scotland, the National Lottery Heritage Fund, said:
"We are thrilled to support Year of Stories 2022 Community Stories Fund. A community's shared stories, whether spoken or written, are what gives you a sense of heritage, place, history, and belonging.
"Thanks to National Lottery players, this project will strengthen communities across Scotland by helping all of us celebrate and better understand our heritage and history, as well as inspiring everyone involved to discover their own stories. Scotland is home to fascinating heritage and we know it is a great way of bringing people together and creating a sense of pride of place, that in turn can deliver wider economic and wellbeing benefits."
Groups and organisations can apply for funding for public facing events that are in-person, virtual or hybrid that will take place in 2022. The first round of funding opens on 11 August 2021, with a deadline for applications on 1 October 2021. A further round of funding will open on 24 January 2022.
Full details of how to apply for funding can be found on the Museums Galleries Scotland website: https://www.museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk/funding/year-of-stories-2022-community-stories-fund/


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Swimming is the much-played sport around the world. No matter if you are blind or not, the love of the game never ends. Most of the Paralympic swimmers are even better than the ones' who are able to see everything clearly. In the case of the former, a coach or a steward has to tap on the head or on the back of the player to alert them that they have reached one end of the pool.
However, South Korean giant Samsung has made alerting the paralympic swimmers much easier. The company in collaboration with the Spanish Paralympic Committee and Cheil Spain has come up with a new Blind Cap. The cap replaces the manual tapping with a gentle vibration to tell the players that they have reached the end of the pool.
The Blind Cap alerts are controlled by the coach through a Blind Cap App powered b a Samsung Gear S2 Smartwatch. The coaches can also control the working of the wearable with an S7 Smartphone or any other Android device. The secondary devices are connected to the Blind Cap with the help of Bluetooth. All coach has to do is to tap on Smartphone or on Smartwatch to alert the swimmer about their position.
Apart from alerting the paralympic swimmers about the position, the Blind Cap also collects the activity data and performance of the swimmers too.
The purpose of this Smart wearable is to help elite swimmers only. However, there is no confirmation as yet the device would be allowed in the competition or the training or not. The current method has been in use since blind swimming became a Paralympic sport in 1960.
The official page of the Blind Cap YouTube Channel states the purpose as:
"Samsung wants to bring technology to elite athletes, allowing them to go a step further by improving the conditions of the sport in which they dedicate their lives to."
Breno Cotta, executive creative director of Cheil Spain, in a press release said;
"It's much more than a wearable, it serves as a standard of innovation and we are convinced that it will soon be a reality in the Paralympic Games."
The Blind Cap Android app page is inviting all the elite athletes to test the unreleased app. Other details on the availability or the price are not available yet.
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Using stone materials from 12 states, as well as stone fabricators in three states and two countries, the Old Parkland North Campus was built over a 24-month period
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John Barlow Hudson was commissioned for a monument dedicated for those who helped the community
Located in Dayton, OH, outside the downtown Dayton Metro Library, stands Jon Barlow Hudson's 8' x 6' x 16" sculpture that captures the spirit of public service. Tim Riordan, a retired city manager for the city of Dayton, wanted to honor the public servants he had worked with during his career.
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Cancer-associated retinopathy caused by benign thymoma
Akiko Tanaka1,
Hiroshi Takase1,
Grazyna Adamus2,
Manabu Mochizuki1
1Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Science, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Graduate School, Tokyo
2Ocular Immunology Laboratory, Casey Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA
Correspondence to Dr Hiroshi Takase, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Science, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Graduate School, 1-5-45, Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan; h.takase.oph{at}tmd.ac.jp
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Cancer-associated retinopathy (CAR), a retinal photoreceptor degeneration disease, is characterised by photopsia and progressive visual loss, and is considered to be related to the presence of malignancy. To our knowledge, CAR related to benign thymoma has not been previously reported. We present a case of CAR associated with benign thymoma. The patient had serum antirecoverin autoantibodies, and his thymoma tissue was positively stained by serum from another patient with CAR containing antirecoverin autoantibodies.
A 47-year-old man noticed quite suddenly visual loss, photopsia and night blindness in August 2003. When he visited our hospital in October 2003, his visual acuity was counting fingers bilaterally, and slit-lamp test revealed normal anterior segments. Funduscopic examination revealed narrowing of the retinal arteries and slight atrophy of retinal pigment epithelium (figure 1A). Goldmann perimetry showed only peripheral islands of vision, and the standard full-field 20 J single flash electroretinogram (ERG) was non-recordable (figure 1B). Chest x-ray, chest CT scanning (figure 1C) and chest MRI (figure 1D) revealed the presence of thymoma, but no other malignancy was found …
Ethics approval Ethics approval was provided by the Tokyo Medical and Dental University Ethics Commitee.
Patient consent Obtained.
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Maybe it's not cheating, but it definitely lacks academic integrity
The news that hundreds of business students, from the same class, at the University of Central Florida, cheated on their mid-term exam has by now been discussed and dissected. The term "cheating" is rather petty, though, almost as though it's something that only young children do, and that's probably why a lot of students there don't like being labelled cheaters even though they must know full well that what they did lacked academic integrity and that they are culpable.
The gist of the whole thing, in chronological order, is that Professor Richard Quinn had stated a long while prior to the midterm that he wrote the exams himself. Just prior to the midterm, a test bank had been circulated around a large portion of the student body, so a large portion (from a third to a half) of the students got to study from a test bank.
Later, during the midterm, students discover that the questions all came out of the test bank! After the midterm, Prof. Quinn looked at the marks and discovered that there was statistical anomalies, strongly suggesting that something was amiss. Then some anonymous individual printed off and dropped off the test bank to Quinn, exposing the reason for the statistical anomalies Quinn found in the marks.
So what is Quinn to do?
Well, in consultation with the higher ups, Quinn decides to give the class a lecturing, and to ask the students to turn themselves in, in exchange for amnesty plus an ethics seminar. In return, Quinn will re-administer a new midterm exam that all students (innocent or not) must take, and the old midterm marks are purged. If a student who had access to the test bank does not turn themselves in, and if they are caught, then they will face formal academic sanctions, up to expulsions.
About 200 students turned themselves in, and apparently about 15 did not. And everyone, guilty or not, are quite unhappy with the whole incident.
Students complain that they didn't know the exam questions would come out of that test bank, and that given Quinn said he makes up his own exams, they have every reason to believe that the midterm would, in fact, contain no questions from the test bank. But these are senior-level students in a capstone course in university! If a student at that level of study receives from his or her buddy a complete or near complete set of test bank questions, I would sure hope they have the presence of mind to think, "wait, something's shady about this. I should ask the prof about it." The fact that of the 200 or so students, no one had that presence of mind, speaks volumes about the moral and analytical education those students have received.
"But wait! Prof. Quinn said he makes up his own exams!" Sure, he makes up his own exams, with the help of the test bank, a legitimate resource he is privy to. Using that as an excuse to using the test bank to study from is like saying that a teacher who makes up his own course isn't allowed to consult, or even photocopy whole sections from, a textbook. In fact, educational institutions [1] pay big bucks to allow teachers to photocopy whole sections from textbooks for the very reason that this is accepted practice. So is using a test bank. We can debate whether using only questions from test banks is good teaching practice, but that doesn't take away from the fact that it is accepted practice. And using this as an excuse for studying from the test bank is just that, an excuse.
What's been missing in the discussions I've read so far is the concept of academic integrity though. "Cheating" is such an emotionally loaded term, primarily due to it being so often used while students were in grade school, so I prefer the concept of integrity, it being a term with more maturity. My favourite explanation of academic integrity is from the University of Alberta. The key values that applies in the current circumstance is Fairness (in how you treat your peers) and Respect (by giving credit where credit is due).
Students who had access to the test bank must know that not all students have it, given it was not distributed by the instructor, and that it's not something that's easy to find on the internet via Google Search. How can it possibly be fair that some students have access to the test bank while others do not? Furthermore, once a student who had studied from the test bank realize that the questions on the midterm are from the test bank, did they write down along with their answers a full citation to give credit where credit is due (it's due to the test bank)? No! The lack of academic integrity is obvious.
Some of the innocent students are complaining that they're being punished too, since all students must retake the midterm, whether they perused the test bank or not. I actually don't think they're being punished by the instructor. Instead, I think they're just victims of the lack of academic integrity of their fellow students. Integrity isn't just about personal integrity, it's also about communal integrity. When a portion of that course's student community created an unfair advantage, and didn't cite the source of their answers, it brings into question whether any students' midterm score is accurate, fair, etc, not to mention it casts a shadow on the integrity of every student from that course and from that university. The community suffers, including the innocent students.
[1] I'm speaking of educational institutions in Canada, to be sure, but I'm reasonably confident that institutions in the US also have a similar arrangement. In fact, US copyright laws have a concept of fair use that is much more permissive than the Canadian copyright law's concept of fair dealing.
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Nicholson Island ist die westlichste Insel der Bailey Rocks im Archipel der Windmill-Inseln vor der Budd-Küste des ostantarktischen Wilkeslands. Sie liegt 160 m nordöstlich des Budnick Hill in der Newcomb Bay.

Die Insel wurde anhand von Luftaufnahmen der US-amerikanischen Operation Highjump (1946–1947) kartiert. Das Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) benannte sie nach dem Neuseeländer Robert Thomas Nicholson (* 1938), der als Schreiner maßgeblich an der Errichtung der nahegelegenen Casey-Station im Jahr 1966 beteiligt war.

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